Quiz: Guess These Animals Based on Their Scientific Names

Indigenous to Malaysia and other parts of Southeast Asia, Heteropoda davidbowie was so named in 2008 because the bright orange hairs on its head presumably reminded the arachnologist of Bowie's Ziggy Stardust era.

The generic epithet comes first because it's the name of the genus (category) that the animal belongs to. The next word is more specific, and usually says something about how the animal interacts with other animals, or what it looks like. So in the example of Heteropoda davidbowie, "Heteropoda" is a genus of spiders in the family Sparassidae (the huntsman spiders). The "davidbowie" part refers to the particular huntsman spider with the bright orange hair.

Mustela is the Latin word for weasel, but nigripes translates to "black foot" (niger = black, pes = foot).

The Latin word "fulgens" describes something that flashes or gleams like fire, an appropriate description of this beautiful, cat-sized animal. "Ailurus" is a genus of mammals comprising the panda.

Panthera is a genus that encompasses lots of big cats, not just panthers. Other members include tigers, cheetahs, lions and snow leopards. But Panthera leo is specifically the lion.

Felis is derived from Felidae, which encompasses the biological family of cats. It's also known as Felis domesticus.

Dubbed "Scaptia beyonceae" in 2012, the new species of horse fly's naming wasn't meant to an insult to the diva. Instead, the scientist who named it felt that the golden hairs (found on the fly's lower abdomen) made it look "bootylicious." That, of course is a nod to one of Bey's most famous hits with Destiny's Child.

The scientific name is called a tautonym when the genus and species are the same. For example, Gorilla gorilla (for — what else? — gorilla) or Gulo gulo (wolverine). The cow's scientifc name is Bos taurus.

Rhopalocera is a suborder of Lepidoptera, which also includes moths.

"Blatta" is the Greek word for cockroach, and few are the fans of these insects, which are often associated with unsanitary living conditions.